Lu Yiwei's expression was clear. He smiled faintly and said, "I didn't expect you to remember. I almost forgot."
"Also, when you sent me back to my hometown, the mountain was blocked by heavy snow. I thought I would never get out again, but I managed to survive." Shi Xiaoman seemed to be very excited. She did not care that Hu Peng was still in front of her.
Lu Yiwei did not say anything. He looked out the window and admired the melting snow.
Shi Xiaoman saw that Hu Peng did not respond. She turned her head and leaned back in her seat. "Sometimes I miss the past. I didn't realize that five or six years had passed. What I didn't expect is that we are still working together, just like in the past. You will always be my big brother. Haha. By the way, what has left the deepest impression on you these years? "
Lu Yiwei followed Shi Xiaoman's memories and briefly reviewed the past in his mind. After a long time, he said, "The deepest impression should be the time in Dongwa Village. No one cared about me. I came and went. During the day, I would work in the orchard on the back mountain. At night, I would lie on the bed and count the stars. When I looked up, I would count the stars over and over again every day. Uncle Han, Uncle Xu, and Hai Dong. These are my friends. "
Shi Xiaoman looked at Lu Yiwei's eyes and smiled. "Are you willing to go back now?"
Lu Yiwei immediately said, "Of course. The life I look forward to the most is peace and quiet. These years have been too tiring."
Shi Xiaoman said anxiously, "That's right. Every time I see you, I feel especially tired. You've been a little better these past two days. A while ago, your face was dark, haggard, and listless. I thought you were sick."
"Sigh! When one is in the officialdom, one cannot do as he pleases. People are cheap. They sent you to the border because the leaders did not remember you. But to become the leader's favorite and want to go back to the past is always contradictory. "
"Yes, but you have a bright future. You will be rewarded for what you have done today."
"By the way, did Mayor Ma say anything about you?"
Shi Xiaoman glanced at Hu Peng and said, "During the National Day, she said that she wanted me to work for her for another two years and that she would recommend me to train in the city. Actually, I'm not that obsessed with being an official. It's fine as long as I have a stable job and can take care of my children. It doesn't matter where I go. "
Lu Yiwei said, "You have to balance your family and work. If you have any thoughts, you can communicate with Mayor Ma. If it's not convenient for you, I can talk to her."
"Thanks, I'll do it myself."
As they spoke, the car arrived at the entrance of the Jiangdong Automobile Factory. From afar, Lu Yiwei saw a large group of people gathered at the entrance, looking into the distance anxiously. When the car approached, the crowd quickly surrounded him, banging on the car window and shouting, "Leader Lu, you have to help us."
Lu Yiwei didn't want to meet them in this way. No one could explain themselves with so many people talking at once, and there was no lack of people deliberately causing trouble. Just as he was thinking, it seemed that the factory's leader had hurriedly run out and ordered the security guards to disperse the crowd. One of the security guards might have used too much force and directly pushed an old man to the ground. Lu Yiwei didn't hesitate to get out of the car and quickly walked up to the old man to help him up. He turned around and scolded, "Can't you just talk nicely? Why did you use so much force?"
Seeing Lu Yiwei get out of the car, Ning Yugang immediately got out of the car and rushed over. He pointed at the old man and said, "Which one of you is in charge?"
A bespectacled man timidly walked up and said respectfully, "Secretary Lu, Mayor Ning, I am the deputy director of the automobile factory. My name is Qu Wenzhou."
Ning Yugang glared at him fiercely and said, "Where is your director?"
Qu Wenzhou looked left and right and said vaguely, "He … he … he went to the hospital."
Lu Yiwei couldn't be bothered to listen to his lies. He looked at the old man with a smile and said, "Uncle, are you alright?"
The old man looked at Lu Yiwei and was trembling all over. He slightly opened his dry lips and said, "You are Secretary Lu?"
Lu Yiwei nodded and said, "Yes, just call me Yiwei."
As he spoke, the old man was about to kneel down. Lu Yiwei hurriedly helped him up and said, "Uncle, what are you doing? You can't do this."
The old man said with tears in his eyes, "Secretary Lu, you have to stand up for us. The old director was forced to death by them. Are we old guys going to be forced to the end of the road?"
Lu Yiwei wasn't as emotional as he used to be. If it was in the past, he would definitely stand on the side of the weak and speak for them. Now that the world had changed, the weak were not weak. Some people just wanted to fight for more benefits in the big operation. The real weak would not stand up and speak for them. For example, the old director's death was purely an accident as far as he knew. He didn't commit suicide because of it. It was just that people with ulterior motives were trying to instigate the crowd to deliberately cause trouble. This problem must not be tolerated.
Lu Yiwei nodded and said, "Uncle, I'm here today to listen to everyone's opinions. How about this? You go to the meeting room first. I'll be there soon, okay?"
The old man grabbed Lu Yiwei's arm tightly and said, "You won't leave, right?"
"No, I'll be working on-site at the car factory during this period to solve practical problems for everyone."
As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd suddenly cheered and applauded in welcome. The old man said with a trembling voice, "Secretary Lu, I have a lot to say to you. Please don't leave."
"No, I won't. Can I go in now?"
The crowd immediately gave way, and Lu Yiwei helped the old man walk in. Along the way, the old man introduced the glorious history of the car factory with great interest. When he talked about the first car produced, his eyes shone with tears, and when he talked about the situation of the factory in recent years, he trembled with anger. He stamped his feet and said, "Secretary Lu, what I don't understand is why a good factory would want to merge with the Japanese. We absolutely can't agree to it. In the past, the Japanese invaded and killed crazily in our country. This is a national hatred, and it must not be forgotten. "
Regarding this problem, Lu Yiwei could not explain it clearly in a few words, so he said, "Uncle, when we go to the meeting later, I will explain in detail why we want to merge the factory. Is that okay with you?"
The old man said stubbornly, "We must not sell it to the Japanese."
"Well, I will explain in detail to you."
After walking to the office with great difficulty, the crowd was still unwilling to disperse. They surrounded Lu Yiwei three times inside and three times outside. In the end, many factory leaders came out to stop them before they could leave. When they arrived at the office, Lu Yiwei was sweating all over. He turned to Qu Wenzhou and said, "Call Cai Xiaoqiang. No matter what, he must come today. We are here to solve his problem. We can't keep hiding. "
"Oh, okay, I will contact him right away."
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